Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)“Knowthyself”Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthProposedtheTheory ofFormsFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSaw thesoul asimmortalEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedTheAcademyin AthensTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedtheLyceumschoolSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensValuedreasonover thesensesTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Believedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)“Knowthyself”Calledhumans“rationalanimals”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthProposedtheTheory ofFormsFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleSaw thesoul asimmortalEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedTheAcademyin AthensTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsFoundedtheLyceumschoolSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersAccused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensValuedreasonover thesensesTaught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe Cave

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. G-Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  2. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  3. B-“Know thyself”
  4. G-Called humans “rational animals”
  5. B-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  6. I-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  7. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms
  8. O-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  9. N-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  10. I-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  11. G-Saw the soul as immortal
  12. I-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  13. B-Valued the study of nature and classification
  14. O-Founded The Academy in Athens
  15. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  16. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  17. G-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  18. G-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  19. N-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  20. B-Founded the Lyceum school
  21. O-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  22. B-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  23. I-Valued reason over the senses
  24. N-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  25. N-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave